Spaghetti with fresh crab

Pasta recipes Spaghetti with fresh crab recipe

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Date Published:
07/01/2008

Give your friends a treat with this rich crab and spaghetti dish. In Italy this dish would be made with oil but it has been adapted to suit the British love of creamy sauces with pasta.

Serves 4
Ready in 30 minutes

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Nutritional Information

Per serving:
552kcals
17.6g fat (8.3g saturated)
25.6g protein
77.5g carbs
6g sugar
0.8g salt

Ingredients

  • 400g dried spaghetti
  • Knob of butter
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 250g fresh cooked crabmeat, white or mixture of white and brown
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 200ml fresh fish stock
  • 100ml whipping cream
  • Handful chopped fresh flatleaf parsley
  • Lemon wedges, to serve

Method: How to make spaghetti with fresh crab

1. Cook the spaghetti in a large saucepan of boiling, lightly salted water for 8-10 minutes, until al dente.

Tip

In Italy this dish would be made with oil but it has been adapted to suit the British love of creamy sauces with pasta.

2. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large pan over a medium heat. Cook the onion for 5 minutes. Stir in the crab, garlic and stock and simmer for 10 minutes, until the stock has reduced by two-thirds. Stir in the cream and heat through. Season.

3. Drain the pasta, add to the crab sauce with the parsley and gently toss everything together. Divide between warm bowls and serve with lemon wedges.

© delicious. magazine

Drink note

Chardonnay is really the best grape variety for crab. A crisp Chablis from France would be better than any Italian style.

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